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Lampsilis bracteata, also known as the Texas fatmucket, [2] is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This species is endemic to the tributaries of the Colorado River within the Edwards Plateau region in Texas , the United States.
Most barnacles are encrusters, attaching themselves to a hard substrate such as a rock, the shell of a mollusc, or a ship; or to an animal such as a whale (whale barnacles). The most common form, acorn barnacles, are sessile, growing their shells directly onto the substrate, whereas goose barnacles attach themselves by means of a stalk. [8]
After about three months in the nursery, mussel seed is "socked" (placed in a tube-like mesh material) and hung on longlines or rafts for grow-out. Within a few days, the mussels migrate to the outside of the sock for better access food sources in the water column. Mussels grow quickly and are usually ready for harvest in less than two years.
Six species of freshwater mussels native to the Central Texas region will be listed as endangered species as of July 4, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday.
Popenaias popeii, common name the Texas hornshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in Mexico , and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States .
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Gooseneck barnacles, sea mussels and several species of acorn barnacles soon follow. Further competition is provided by sea palms, the large holdfasts of which may smother or squeeze out the molluscs and barnacles. Sea palms may settle on the mussels and may be carried away in storms, taking the mussels with them.
The species — several birds, mussels, two species of fish and the Little Mariana fruit bat last seen in Guam in 1968 — have been listed as endangered for decades, according to the U.S. Fish ...